Nippon-Ham of Leo Shibata pitcher (19) went for a contract renewal in the ESCON on March 20, and signed for 9.9 million yen, an increase of 1.1 million yen. At the negotiations, he was asked to confirm his intention to continue playing two sports next season. "I really intend to do well in both, so I expressed that desire," he said, showing his strong desire to continue.

This season, pitcher was entrusted with starting the second half of the season and pitched in four games for the pitcher team. Although he was unable to achieve his first win, he recorded one hold and left a good impression with ERA of 2.92. He nodded and said, "I was confident that my fastball and breaking ball were effective to a certain extent, so it was good that I was able to push through."

As hitter, he never played in the first team, but played in 51 games in the second team with a batting average of .186, 2 Home Run, and 21 RBI. "Next year, I want to work hard to reach the first team level in both pitching and batting. If I can hit, my pitching will follow. My goal is hitting," he said, and will focus on practicing hitter during the off-season.

He is a two-sport athlete who requires more energy than most people. He is now aiming to increase his weight from the current 95 kilograms to just under 100 kilograms. Even if you gain muscle, you can't move it if it's heavy. The two-fisted right hander is working hard on training with his own body weight. pitcher He is working hard on training with his own body weight. I'm going to sharpen my physicality first to achieve my career-high as a hitter. (Yasushi Yamaguchi)

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